This book begins with thirteenth-century precedents and Classical works that influenced Renaissance style in Italy. It includes works by Correggio, Bronzino, and Pontormo and extended discussions of Mannerism and the expanding role of women in the visual arts.
"A clearly written, straightforward account of the story of Italian Renaissance art from its origins to Mannerism. The bulk of the material centers around central Italian painting, as it should, but other important, smaller centers are also included. The discussion of the various art forms is nicely balanced. I especially liked the sidebars which add necessary materialhistorical, literary, technical and so forthto the text without encumbering it. This is a very good book which should furnish us with the new and useable text we have been waiting for. I would certainly use it in my classroom."
Bruce Cole, Distinguished Professor, Chairman, department of the history of art, Indiana University
This sensibly selective and well-written introduction to Italian Renaissance art covers the main centers throughout Italy and describes the major artists and their works from different critical and methodological points of view. The large-format illustrations make this text particularly useful.
The late James Beck, Professor of Art History, Columbia University
Laurie Schneider Adams is Professor Emerita at John Jay College, City University of New York. At the Graduate Center she taught courses on Art and Psychoanalysis, Artists Biographies and Autobiographies, and the Italian Renaissance. She is the editor of the quarterly journal "Source: Notes in the History of Art "and the author of "Art Across Time," "A History of Western Art," "The Methodologies of Art," as well as numerous other works.
Featuring extended discussions of Mannerism and the expanding role of women int he visual arts, "Italian Renaissance Art" is a readable, student-friendly, well-illustrated introduction to one of the greatest periods of artistic genius in Western history.
Distinguishing features of the second edition include:
415 images with over 300 in full color
Large-format illustrations for readability
Thumbnail images of earlier works showing the historical continuity of the images
Improved maps, plans, and diagrams throughout
Historical chronology, glossary of art-historical terms, select bibliography, and index
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